Favorite Movies ... that you would recommend

[Patricia]

Three films by Godfrey Reggio, with music by Philip Glass
Koyaanisqatsi
Powaqqatsi
Naqoyqatsi
There are no words, just images from across the world with Glass’s musical commentary. They are absolutely hypnotic and magical.

From http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/glass.aspx
“Koyaanisqatsi is a Hopi Indian word meaning 'life out of balance'. Created between 1975 and 1982, Koyaanisqatsi is an apocalyptic vision of two different worlds - urban life, and technology versus the environment.”

[HappyMartin]

Oh yes. You cannot leave out "My Fair Lady"

[rhadin]

Originally Posted by slayda

Only seen one of mine so far so here are my top favorites;

1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Shrek (1) - already mentioned
3. Paint Your Wagon - even though I hate musicals

All of the three you listed are movies that I own and like. It is particularly amusing to watch Clint Eastwood sing and dance in Paint Your Wagon. But a true story. PYW came out in youth and being an Eastwood fan, i saw it in the theater. I fell in love with Harve Presnell's singing "They Call the Wind Maria" (pronounced Mariah) that years later, when my daughter was born, she was named Mariah after the song.

But my own movie choices for films I like to watch repeatedly are these:

1. The Painted Veil
2. Hairspray (the newest version)
3. Big Fish
4. The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
5. Star Wars (the first film)

There are other films that I want often such as other Clint Eastwood westerns and the Dirty Harry series and even some children-oriented films like The Princess Diaries. What I don't like at all are films with gratuitous violence, excessive blood and gore, and horror films.

[BookishDreamer]

I've always loved "The Sting" with Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Eileen Brennan, and so many other great actors. This was also my first introduction to Scott Joplin's music.

Dreamer

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Shrek 1, 2, and 3...because Donkey makes me laugh. I love the computer graphics, the facial expressions were priceless. But the cat, the cat in Shrek 2..played by Antonio Banderas....'sigh. I just wanted to scoop him up. All of the little fairy tale characters were hilarious.

Speaking of Antonio Banderas........I also loved him and Madonna in "Evita" I know, I know, NO ONE liked that movie. But I think the musical score was awesome. The only thing I've ever seen with Madonna in it that I liked. I actually think she did a good job. What can I say, I have weird tastes. I"m about to watch a movie no one will believe.....its called "Teeth". You don't want to know what its about.

Saw all the "Shrek" films .... and loved them. Of course, I had to love Puss. That's a given.

I saw part of Evita one night .... can't hurt to add it to my list. Thanks.

Oh, and PS: I know what "Teeth" is about.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by 6charlong

I have a fondness for low-budget but well-made movies. Three that come to mind:

1. Star Wars (the original called Episode 3; the rest were all high rollers)
2. The Jane Austen Book Club
3. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
4. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

Ummm ... the original was Episode 4, but I certainly agree with you on that being a remarkable film.

"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" is a great movie ... and the other two are going on my list .... thank you very much.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by basschick

in no particular order: blazing saddles, blade runner, UHF, paris is burning (do documentaries count?), my best girl, labyrinth.

and i don't think i could pick a best moment in blazing saddles - there are just so many of them

Oh, yes ... "Blade Runner" ... I need to put that on my list of my top 10.

Sure documentaries count ... they are films after all. I saw "Labyrinth" and loved that ("Come in ... have a cuppa tea ... meet the missus!!").

I've seen UHF, and while I liked it (a lot), I don't think it would make my personal top 10 list (although I love a lot of Weird Al's music).

The only "My Best Girl" I know about is the one staring Mary Pickford ... from way back in the 1920s. Are you talking about that one?? Or, do you mean the film "My Girl" with Dan Ackroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis?? I've seen both of them actually ... both good.

So, "Paris is Burning" (drag queens in New York .... why not) is going on my view list. Thank you.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

Napoleon Dynamite


My favorite lines:


Napoleon Dynamite: Grandma just called and said you're supposed to go home.
Uncle Rico: She didn't tell me anything.
Napoleon Dynamite: Too bad, she said she doesn't want you here when she gets back because you've been ruining everybody's lives and eating all our steak.
Uncle Rico: I'm not goin' anywhere, Napoleon.

Loved that film. It's a modern day classic.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by WDecraene

I've seen a lot of my favorites mentioned in previous answers to this post so I won't mention them again.

From the maker of Amélie Poulain: 'Delikatessen'. A lot older, very strange but highly enjoyable. It features one of the actors who's also in AP.

"21 grams", "Amores perros" and "Babel" from Alejandro Gonzalez. What can I say ? Very dark movies but I'm a fan.

Y tu mama tambien.
U-turn (superb cast)
Cidade de deus
The Slapper (book by Roddy Doyle but I don't remember who did the movie)
Young Frankenstein, or rather, Fronkenstein (Mel Brooks)
Spaceballs (dito)
The Wedding Singer: making fun with the 80s
La grande bouffe (still unsettling after all these years)

... I could go on all day

Saw 'Delikatessen' ... which also had Dominique Pinon in it (which is why I saw it .... he's just too good to miss).

I've seen everything Mel Brooks ever made (and there's only one that I didn't care for ... I can't put my finger on why ... but that was "History of the World Part I").

Saw "The Wedding Singer" ... and probably need to watch that one again. However, there are a lot of films on your list ... and I like "dark" ... that I have not seen. So .... on the list they go. Thank you.

(PS .... did you ever get around to accepting my apology??)

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by HappyMartin

True Romance by Tarrantino (is that the correct spelling?)

The casting is brilliant. A big part of why the movie works. The soundtrack is very good. I can watch certain scenes on their own out of context and just enjoy the colours and composition working with the soundtrack and the pace of the story. It does have some violence but it is well used and I can deal with it and usually hate violence in a movie.

Haven't seen it .... so going on the list. Thank you.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by wetterau

The Dead, John Huston's last film. I think it is one of the best transpositions of a masterpiece in any media (Joyce's story).
Brideshead Revisited, also a wonderful remake (of the Evelyn Waugh novel).
From Here To Eternity, for a sweeping look at the U.S. at its peak and the cracks in its foundation.
Appocalypse Now, if you can take it. A movie that could never be made again, the visual equivalent of Dylan's song, "Desolation Row."
The Paul Newman, George C Scott, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie? movie. I can't remember the title. Where the young Newman plays a pool player. The Hustler, of course!

There are many excellent movies, but these are classics.

The only one of those that I had seen part of was "Apocolypse Now" ... and I think the reason I couldn't get through it was that my movie tastes were a lot more Disney when I was younger. I will give that one a try again. Thanks for the recommendations.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by wetterau

How could I have forgotten, La Strada? Anthony Quinn and Gulietta Masini? in unforgettable performances, certainly a film for all time.

Haven't seen it ... going on list. Thanks.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Favorite all time: Casablanca

Favorite somewhat modern: The American President and For love of the Game

Yeah .... that's the fav of a lot of people and it is a great movie.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by tompe

Secret and Lies is a very good film. I also like the Kill Bill films a lot...

Haven't seen "Secrets and Lies" .... putting that on the list. I own the "Kill Bill" films, but oddly, I have never watched them. Putting that on my list of things to do.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by slayda

Only seen one of mine so far so here are my top favorites;

1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Shrek (1) - already mentioned
3. Paint Your Wagon - even though I hate musicals

Because they make me feel better. and make me smile!

Oh Yeah & "Quigley Down Under"

Love all three of those .... haven't seen "Quigley" ... so that goes on the list.

Thanks!